A Brief Korea Visit

We have 8 hours in Korea before leaving for Bangkok, so we're killing a small amount of time in a PC room. Here are lightning impressions of Okinawa:

It appears to be very important to the Japanese psyche that nobody be more than 100 steps from a vending machine that will sell them Boss Iced Coffee, Pocari Sweat, or cigarettes. They are literally in the middle of fields.

The Japanese also have the Korean tendency to loudspeaker guidance in the midst of natural beauty. What is up with that?

Taxi doors open automatically for you.

It's going to suck coming back to North America, where tipping is expected.

Okinawa is way more laid-back then what I'd expected in Japan; Okinawa appears to be heavily influenced by Pacific Islander culture (Hawaiian shirts everywhere!)